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Lea County, New Mexico Wells Summary

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Total wells

48,808
Lea County

Last 60 days

90
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

92
to compare against

60-day trend

-2
vs prior 60d

Lea County contains 48,808 wells on file, with top operators including PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR and EOG RESOURCES INC.

Most recent well on record: HARACZ 19 FEDERAL #308H, operated by EOG RESOURCES INC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 35025

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-17

96 rigs across the state
35 in this county / area

By basin

  • 91 Permian
  • 5 Other

Drilling for

  • 90 Oil
  • 5 Gas
  • 1 Miscellaneous

Lea County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
48,801 wells plotted · 372 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Lea County by total wells

PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR6,890EOG RESOURCES INC4,059DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, LP2,057Coterra Energy Operating Co.1,650HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY1,549MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY1,538COG OPERATING LLC1,269SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES INC1,175CHEVRON U S A INC1,163OXY USA INC1,032

Operators: Pre-Ongard Well Operator, Eog Resources Inc, Devon Energy Production Company, Lp, Coterra Energy Operating Co., Hilcorp Energy Company, Matador Production Company, Cog Operating Llc, Southwest Royalties Inc, Chevron U S A Inc, Oxy Usa Inc.

Top Counties in New Mexico most active by total wells

Compare Lea against the other busiest counties in New Mexico:

  • Eddy · 41,744 wells
  • San Juan · 22,442 wells
  • Rio Arriba · 12,859 wells
  • Chaves · 7,552 wells
  • Roosevelt · 1,785 wells
  • Sandoval · 1,731 wells
  • McKinley · 1,499 wells
  • Colfax · 985 wells
  • Harding · 665 wells
  • Union · 536 wells
  • Guadalupe · 122 wells
  • De Baca · 95 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
HARACZ 19 FEDERAL #308H 2026-08-18 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56671
KEYSTONE 6 FEDERAL COM #206H 2026-08-18 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56603
TARHEEL FEDERAL COM #701H 2026-08-18 COG OPERATING LLC 30-025-56640
HARACZ 19 FEDERAL #307H 2026-08-18 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56670
HARACZ 19 FEDERAL #210H 2026-08-18 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56663
TARHEEL FEDERAL COM #501H 2026-08-18 COG OPERATING LLC 30-025-56641
HAZEL INEZ 08 32 FEDERAL COM #211H 2026-08-18 MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY 30-025-56624
ORRTANNA 20 FEDERAL #742H 2026-08-18 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56639
HARACZ 19 FEDERAL #756H 2026-08-18 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56654
HARACZ 19 FEDERAL #306H 2026-08-18 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56669

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